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mesentary (final list)
exam 3
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Veterinary Medicine
Post-Graduate
12/02/2013

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Term
mesentery
Definition
- contains vessels and nerves to supply intestines
- double fold of peritoneum that leaves dorsal abdominal wall and reflect around freely movable organs in abdomen
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root of mesentery
Definition
- short peritoneal attachment of mesentery to the abdominal wall opposite L2
Term
mesogastrium
Definition
- suspends the stomach
Term
mesoduodenum
Definition
- encloses right lobe of pancreas
- root of mesentery to duodenum and part of jejunum
Term
hepatoduodenal ligament
Definition
- attaches the liver to the duodenum, contains portal vein, hepatic artery, and bile duct
Term
duodenocolic fold
Definition
- mesenteric attachement from ascending duodenum to mesocolon from descending colon
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mesojejunum
Definition
attaches to jejunum
- peripheral border of mesentery is called mesojejunoileum
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mesoileum
Definition
- attaches to ileum
- peripheral border of mesentery called mesojejunoileum
Term
mesocolon
Definition
- connects ascending, transverse, and desceding colon to dorsal body wall
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right triangular ligament of the liver
Definition
- short peritoneal fold that fixes organs in position and channel blood vessels
- extends from right curs of diaphragm to right lateral lobe of the liver
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left triangular ligament of the liver
Definition
- short peritoneal fold that fixes organs in position and channel blood vessels
- extends from left crus of diaphragm to left lateral lobe of liver
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coronary ligament
Definition
- sheet of peritoneum between diaphragm and liver, around caudal vena cava and hepatic vein. Converges w / right and left triangular ligaments of the liver and falciform ligament
Term
Urinary bladder
Definition
- holds urine until excretion
- lies on floor of pelvic inlet when contracted, lies on floor of abdomen and conforms to shape of caudal abdomenal cavity when distended
- capable of considerable variateion
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uterus
Definition
- female repro organ
- lies on floor of abdomen when gravid, bends over itself and moves little during enlargement
- short cervix, body and two long horns, capable of considerable variation
Term
spleen
Definition
- lymphatic organ
- lies in superficial leaf of the grater omentum on left median plane along greater curvature of stomach
- variable in size and shape
Term
gastrosplenic ligament
Definition
- part of greater omentum that attaches the spleen to the stomach
Term
diaphragm
Definition
- skeletal muscular partition, muscle of respiration
- between thoracic and abdominal cavities
- lumbar, costal, and sternal parts where diaphragm attaches
Term
Lumbar attachements (diaphragm)
Definition
- forms left and right crura of the diaphragm
- attaches to bodies of third and fourth lumbar vertebrae via tendons
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costal atachements (diaphragm)
Definition
- interdigitates w/ transersus abdominus m.
- arises from medial surface of ribs 8-13
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sternal attachments (diaphragm)
Definition
- arises from dorsal surface of sternum cranial to xiphoid cartilatge
Term
Left and right crura
Definition
- formed by lumbar attachments
- right is larger then left
Term
cupula
Definition
- most cranial part of diaphragm, bulges into thorax
Term
aortic hiatus
Definition
- allows aorta, azygos vein, and thoracic duct to pass to abdomen
- most dorsal passage
Term
esophageal hiatus
Definition
- transmits esophagus, vagal nerve trunks, and esophageal vessels to pass to the abdomen
- centrally located in muscualr part of right crus
Term
caval foramen
Definition
- allows caudal vena cava to pass to abdomen
- junction of tendinous and muscular parts of right side
Term
liver
Definition
- lymphatic organ
- parietal surface conforms to diaphragm
- 6 lobes
Term
RIght medial lobe (liver)
Definition
- contains fossa for gallbladder
Term
right lateral lobe (liver)
Definition
- smaller than medial, next to caudate
Term
quadrate lobe (liver)
Definition
- narrow between right an dleft medial lobes
- contains fossa for gallbladder
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left medial lobe (liver)
Definition
- umbilical vein enters the liver between left medial and right medial/quadrate lobes
Term
Left lateral lobe
Definition
- concave over stomach
- free margin often noted
Term
Caudate lobe (liver)
Definition
- cranial end of right kidney, indistinct from mainn liver, mainly on the right
Term
caudate process
Definition
- caps cranial end of right kidney
- has deep renal impression
- part of caudate lobe
Term
papillary process
Definition
- seen through lesser omentum, in lesser curvature of stomach
- part of caudate lobe
Term
hepatic ducts
Definition
- bile ducts
- union of interlobular ducts which are unions of canaliculie
- arrangement variable
Term
gallbladder
Definition
- bile production
- fossa between quadrate and right medial liver lobes
Term
cystic duct
Definition
- located at the neck of gallbladder
Term
bile duct
Definition
- union of hepatic and cystic ducts
- travels through wall of descending duodenum and terminates on major duodenal papilla
- aka common bile duct!!! bile can flow either direction
Term
stomach
Definition
- food digestion
- caudoldosal to liver and diaphragm, cranial ti intestinal mass , left of median plane
- capable of considerable variation
Term
cardiac part (stomach)
Definition
- smalles part, near esophagus
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fundus (stomach)
Definition
- dome shaped, leis to left and dorsal cardia
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body (stomach)
Definition
- large middle portion
- fundus to pylorus
Term
pyloric part (stomach)
Definition
- aboral third of stomach measured on lesser curvature
Term
pyloric antrum (stomach)
Definition
- thin walled portion that narrows to pyloric canal
Term
pyloric canal (stomach)
Definition
- narrow canal between antrum and pylorus proper
Term
pylorus (stomach)
Definition
- contains pyloric sphincter
- where the stomach joins the duodenum
Term
greater curvature
Definition
- faces mainly to the left
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lesser curvature
Definition
- faces mainly to the right
Term
rugae
Definition
- folds in the stomach when contracted; allow expansion
- longitudinal folds of mucosa in the stomach
Term
duodenum
Definition
- for absorption
- pylorus to jejunum, right to median plane
- most fixed part of intestine, suspended by mesoduodenum
Term
cranial duodenal flexure
Definition
- duodenal turn from dorsocranial to caudal
Term
Descending part (duodenum)
Definition
- for absorption
- runs caudally from crainal duodenal flexure to caudal duodenal flexure
- in contact w/ parietal peritoeum
Term
caudal duodenal flexure
Definition
- duodenal turn from caudal to cranial
Term
ascending part (duodenum)
Definition
- left of the root of mesentery
Term
jejunum
Definition
- for absorption
- coils of small intestine in ventrocaudal abdomen, begins left of the root of the mesentery, longest intestinal portion
- longer mesentery then duodenum, receive nutrition from cranial mesenteric artery in root of mesentery
Term
mesenteric lymph nodes
Definition
- lie along vessels in the mesentery
- very large
Term
ileum
Definition
-terminal portion of small intestine, short, passes cranially to right of root of mesentery
Term
ielocolic orifice
Definition
- contains a sphincter
- union of ileum and ascending colon
Term
antimesentery and antimesenteric vessles
Definition
- run on antimesentaery side of ileum
Term
cecum
Definition
- part of large intestine, s shaped, ventral to right kidney, dorsal to SI
- not required in carnivores
Term
cecocolic orifice
Definition
- communication between cecum and colon
Term
Colon
Definition
- dorsal in abdomen
- suspended by mesocolon
Term
ascending colon
Definition
- short in dogs, modified in large animal, right of root of mesentery
Term
transverse colon
Definition
- cranial to root of mesentery
Term
descending colon
Definition
- long, begins at left of root of mesentery, terminates at pelvic inlet
Term
right colic flexure
Definition
- between transverse and ascending colons
Term
left colic flexure
Definition
- between transverse and descending colons
Term
rectum
Definition
- continues from descending colon at pelvic inlet
Term
pancreas
Definition
- caudal to stomach and liver, cranial to transverse colon
- body and two lobes
Term
body (pancreas)
Definition
- lies at pylorus
Term
right lobe (pancreas)
Definition
-is dorsomedial to descending duodenum
Term
left lobe (pancreas)
Definition
- is between the peritoneal layers in the deep leaf of the greater omentum
Term
pancreatic duct
Definition
- smaller of two ducts
- sometimes absent
Term
major duodenal pailla
Definition
- opening of pancreatic and bile ducts into duodenum
Term
accessory pancreatic duct
Definition
- communicate w/ pancreatic duct in gland, but NOT in duodenum
Term
minor duodenal papilla
Definition
- opening of accessory pancreatic duct into duodeunm
Term
adrenal glands
Definition
- vascular supply from aorta, caudal phrenic artery, renal arteries, and lumbar arteries
- located at the cranial aspect of each kidney, covered by fibrous peritoneum, deep groove in the surface caused by common trunk, left is lower... retroperitoneal!!!
Term
Left kidney
Definition
- related to spleen cranially and descending colon ventrally
- retroperitoneal on dorsal body wall, left is lower by half a kidney, opposite second to fourth lumbar vertebrae
- partly surround by fat
Term
right kidney
Definition
- closely associated w/ liver
- it is opposite the first three lumbar vertebrae
- retroperitoneal
Term
hilus
Definition
- where renal vessels and nerves and the ureters communicate w/ the kidney
- it is an indentation on the middle of medial border
Term
ureter
Definition
- retroperitoneal, courses caudally in sublumbar region
Term
renal pelvis
Definition
- drains urine from pyramids to ureter
- expanded portion of reter w/in kidney
Term
renal sinus
Definition
- fat-filled space that contains renal vessels
- surround renal pelvis
Term
renal cortex
Definition
- contains renal corpuscles and convoluted portions of tubules
- found in the granular peripheral portion of the renal parenchym
Term
medulla (kidney)
Definition
- it is the central parenchyma
- striaged appeartce because of collecting ducts
Term
Renal pyramids
Definition
- pelvic recesses of renal pelvis between renal pyramids
- triangle shapes formed by medulla
Term
major splanchnic nerve
Definition
- contain sympathetic neurons, supply adrenal glands
- leave sympathetic trunk ac 12th-13th thoracic sympathetic ganglion, courses to celiac and cranial mesenteric ganglion and plexus
Term
minor splanchnic nerves
Definition
- contain sympathetic neurons and supply adrenal glands
- leave last thoracic and first lumbar sympathetic ganglia, terminate in celiac and cranial mesenteric ganglia and plexus
- (usually 2)
Term
lumbar splanchnic nerves
Definition
- contain sympathetic neurons
-arise from second to fifth lumbar sympathetic ganglia, course to aorticorenal, cranial mesenteric and caudal mesenteric ganglia and plexuses
Term
celiacomesenteric ganglion and plexus
Definition
- nerves from the ganglion plexus follow the celiac artery making it a plexus
- consist of celiac ganglion and cranial mesenteric ganglion, lie on right and left surfaces of celiac artery near its origin
Term
caudal mesenteric ganglion
Definition
- ganglion from lumbar splanchnic nerves and continue as the caudal mesenteric plexus
- ventral to aorta around the caudal mesenteric artery
Term
Right and left hypogastric nerves
Definition
- sympathetic nerves to all pelvic structures
- leave caudal mesenteric ganglion and course caudally turn in mesocolon, enter the pelvic canal
Term
Lumbar arteries
Definition
- spinal branches supply spinal cord, dorsal branches supply muscles and skin above the lumbar vertebrae
- dorsal surface of aorta to spinal and dorsal branches
- it is paired
Term
celiac artery
Definition
- very short, arises from aorta between diaphragm crura
- hepaic, left gastic, and splenic branches
Term
hepatic artery
Definition
- suplies liver and gallbladder
- first branch to leave celiac a. passes to the lier and branches, terminates as the right gastric and gastroduodenal arteries
Term
hepatic branches
Definition
- supply the liver
- 1-5 hepatic branches in liver
Term
right gastric artery
Definition
- supplies lesser curvature of the stomach
- pylorus to cardia, anastomoses w/ left gastric artery
Term
gastroduodenal artery
Definition
- supplies pylorus
- pylorus, termination at the right gastroepiploic and cranial pancreaticoduodenal arteries
Term
Right gastroepiploic artery
Definition
- supplies the stomach and greater omentum
- located in the greater omentum and anastomoses w left gastroepiploic artery
Term
cranial pancreaticoduodenal artery
Definition
- supplies duodenum and adjacent right lobe of pancreas
- mesenteric border of dexceding duodenum, anastomoses w/ caudal pancreaticoduodenal artery
Term
left gastric artery
Definition
0-supplies both surfaces of stomach and esophagus
- runs in greater omentum to lesser curvature , anastomoses w/ right gastric artery
Term
splenic artery
Definition
- ventral branch supplies spleen
- dorsal survace of left lobe of the pancreas, Dorsal branch gives rise to short gastric arteries and continues as left gastroepiploic artery, Ventral branch in spleen.
- Dorsal/ventral branches important to understand for splenecotmy
Term
short gastric arteries
Definition
- supply greater curvature of the stomch
- course in gastrosplenic ligament
Term
Left gasatroepiploic artery
Definition
- supplies greater curvature of the stomach
- located in the greater curvature of the stomach, anastomoses w/ right gastroepiploic artery
Term
cranial mesenteric artery
Definition
- aortal caudal to celiac
- surrounded by cranial mesenteric plexus and mesenteric lymph nodes
Term
ileocolic artery
Definition
- located in the mesocolon in the middle and colic branch
Term
colic branch of ileocolic artery
Definition
- supplies the oral portion of the ascending colon
- anastomoses w/ right colic
- insignificant in dogs, but is significant in large animals
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Term
right colic artery
Definition
- supplies aboral ascending and transverse colon
- located in the mesocolon to middle and colic branches
Term
caudal pancreaticoduodenal artery
Definition
- supplies descending duodenum and right lobe of pancreas
- located in cranial mesenteric artery to descending duodenum, anastomoses w/ cranial pancreaticduodenal artery
Term
jejunal arteries
Definition
- supply the jejunum
- located in caudal side of cranial mesenteric artery
Term
renal arteries
Definition
- supply kidneys
- located on caudal side of cranial mesenteric artery
Term
ovarian/testicular arteries
Definition
- ovarian supply ovary, bursa, and uterine tube and horn. testicular supply testes
- located in midlumbar aorta to uterus/testicles. Testicular run trough spermatic cord
- homolgous, paired
Term
caudal mesenteric artery
Definition
- arises near termination of aorta
- branches in descending colon to cranial rectal and left colic arteries
Term
left colic artery
Definition
- supplies descending colon
- located in mesenteric border of descending colon, anastomoses w/ middle rectal artery
Term
cranial rectal artery
Definition
- supplies rectum
- located in rectum, anastomeses w/ middle rectal artery
Term
portal vein
Definition
- carries venous blood to liver from abdominal viscera. Right branch supplies right lateral lobe and caudate process of the caudate lobe
Term
Splenic vein
Definition
- receives blood from spleen, stomach, pancreas, and greater omenum
- enters portal vein from deep leaf of greater omentum on left
Term
cranial mesenteric vein
Definition
- collects blood from jejunum, ileum, caudal duodenum, right lobe of pancreas
- distal terminal branch of portal vein
Term
caudal mesenteric vein
Definition
- drains cecum and colon
- distal terminal branch of portal vein
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